With Dhanteras round the corner, gold investors with their fat 15 percent gain since last Diwali appear to be headed for a hat-trick of better returns than stock markets. The precious metal rose from Rs 26,700 levels on last Diwali to Rs 30,700 at present, an investment of Rs 10 lakh has appreciated to close to Rs 11.50 lakh now.

The total gains by Diwali day next week could be even better as some experts predict that gold may breach its record price of over Rs 32,000 as demand outstrips supply on days of Dhanteras (November 11) and Diwali (November 13).

Most analysts opine that Gold’s bull-run is yet to be over and that it will continue to give better returns in the near term. By the end of this year Gold might test Rs 33,000 per 10 grams.